ALGIERS- Nine smugglers have been intercepted Tuesday by a detachment of the National People's Army (ANP), and 100 kg of cannabis resin was seized by units of Coast Guard in Tlemcen, said Thursday the National Defence Ministry (MDN) in a communiqué.

ALGIERS-Two people were injured following the panic that was provoked by the 5-magnitude quake that hit Tuesday evening Oued Djer (about 30km south west of Blida), said Wednesday the Civil Protection in a toll.

ALGIERS- A 5-magnitude earthquake on Richter scale hit Tuesday evening at 10 p.m. the province of Blida (50 km west of Algiers), said the Center of Research In Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics (CRAAG) in a release.

ALGER- An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter Scale hit the locality of Ain Bouziane in the province of Skikda on Sunday at 00:53 a.m., said the National Centre for Research in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics (CRAAG) in a statement.

ALGIERS- A large quantity of cannabis resin amounting to 6.3 quintals was seized Friday, by a detachment of the People’s National Army in Ben Ouenif, province of Bechar, while two drug traffickers, in possession of three kilograms of cannabis resin were arrested by units of the national Gendarmerie in Tlemcen, said the ministry of National Defence in a communiqué.

BLIDA (Algeria)- The mountainous region of Chrea, Blida (50-km south of Algiers), attracts two million tourists every year, which show the attractiveness of tourist sites in Algeria, the minister of Tourism and Craft Industry said Thursday.

ALGIERS-Two drug traffickers in possession of 9.2 kg of cannabis were intercepted Wednesday in Bordj Bou Arreridj by a combined detachment of the People’s National Army (ANP) while another drug trafficker was arrested in Oran by units of the National Gendarmerie, announced Thursday the National Defence Ministry in a communiqué.

MOSTAGANEM- The minister of Public Works and Transport Abdelghani Zaalane announced Thursday, in Mostaganem, that a section of the expressway linking the port of the city to the East-West motorway in the province of Relizane will be delivered in June 2018.